Cengage Group
Project Manager
🇺🇸 Hybrid - MI
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $77K - $123K
💻 Project Management
🗓️ February 27th, 2025
Ansible
CI/CD
K-8
Edtech.com's Summary
Cengage Group is hiring a Project Manager. The role involves managing projects for AWS Cloud infrastructure and DevOps pipelines, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth project execution and alignment with organizational objectives. The Project Manager will lead agile methodologies, coordinate with various technology teams, and support the enhancement of Cengage's digital solutions for learners across different educational settings.
Highlights
- Manage and support AWS Cloud infrastructure and DevOps pipelines.
- Lead agile and scrum processes, including sprints and solution demos.
- Essential skills include AWS Cloud services, Kubernetes, and DevOps CI/CD tools like Jira, Jenkins, and Git.
- Coordinate with CloudOps, DevOps engineers, and application teams.
- Monitor project progress, identifying and addressing potential issues.
- Required 2-5 years of experience in technology project management.
- Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
- Base pay range between $77,100.00 - $123,300.00 USD, depending on qualifications and experience.
- Strong communication, meeting facilitation, and project planning skills are essential.
Project Manager Full Description
Project Manager
Michigan, USA
Full time
We believe in the power and joy of learning
At Cengage Group, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
Our culture values diversity, engagement, and discovery
Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive and diverse workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through inclusive programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity/
What you'll do here:
Manage projects and support activities for AWS Cloud infrastructure and DevOps pipelines, reporting to the DevOps Manager. Collaborate with a cross-functional team to provide insight and collaborate on scope, timelines, and execution. Enable Cengage's digital solutions for students and instructors from k-8 to college/university to lifelong learning settings.
Responsibilities:
- Successfully deliver multiple projects concurrently, including solution development and support for CloudOps AWS infrastructure and services, as well as DevOps CI/CD pipeline development and support.
- Lead CloudOps and DevOps Teams’ agile methodology and scrum processes, including sprint planning, releases, retrospectives, solution demos, and backlog grooming.
- Build and manage project timelines against project scope and goals in collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring all tasks are completed on time.
- Coordinate with CloudOps and DevOps engineers, other technology infrastructure departments, application team leaders, application project managers, and release managers to ensure the successful implementation of projects.
- Work closely with colleagues from various departments and external partners to ensure smooth project execution and alignment of objectives.
- Monitor project progress, identify potential issues, and implement solutions to keep projects on track.
- Coordinate pre-release quality assurance checks to validate changes in DevOps pipeline systems.
Required Skills:
- Two to five years of work experience in technology project management, with focus on technology operations or application development.
- Experience in business administration or computer information systems, or applicable technology-related field is also considered.
- Experience with Agile and Scrum processes and practices, tracking and reporting.
- Ability to run multiple complex initiatives and projects, engaging cross-functional virtual teams, and third-party partners.
- Knowledge of AWS Cloud services, cloud infrastructure architectures, and Kubernetes application container solutions.
- Knowledge of DevOps CI/CD tools and processes, including Jira, Confluence Wiki, Git, Jenkins, Sonar, Artifactory, Terraform, Ansible.
- Confidence in working with a large body of project work, managing shifting priorities and incoming project requests.
- Collaborating with application teams and partners to translate functional objectives into technical project plans and gaining commitments from team members for their roles in performing the plan.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Able to run high-functioning meetings, including facilitating and mediating productive conversations, working towards decisions efficiently, and effectively balancing advocacy and inquiry.
Cengage Group does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.
Cengage Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com or you may call us at +1 (617) 289-7917.
About Cengage Group
Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
Compensation
At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.
The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.$77,100.00 - $123,300.00 USD
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